# 揀

| 揀 | U+63C0, &#25536; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-63C0 |
| ← 掿 [U+63BF] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 揁 → [U+63C1] |

## Translingual
### Han character

揀 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手木田火 (QDWF), four-corner 5509$_6$, composition ⿰扌柬)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 440, character 22
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12315
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1913, character 8
* Unihan data for U+63C0

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 蘭 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 攔 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 欄 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 瀾 | *ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːns |
| 讕 | *ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːnʔ, *ɡ·raːns |
| 闌 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 韊 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 幱 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 籣 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 躝 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 爛 | *ɡ·raːns |
| 爤 | *ɡ·raːns |
| 鑭 | *ɡ·raːns |
| 糷 | *ɡ·raːns |
| 斕 | *ɡ·reːn |
| 揀 | *kreːnʔ, *ɡ·reːns |
| 柬 | *kreːnʔ |
| 暕 | *kreːnʔ |
| 諫 | *kraːns |
| 練 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 鍊 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 煉 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 楝 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 萰 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 堜 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 湅 | *ɡ·reːns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kreːnʔ, *ɡ·reːns) : semantic 扌 (“hands”) + phonetic 柬 (OC *kreːnʔ, “to choose”). Originally written 柬.

### Etymology

Compare Thai กลั่น (glàn, “to distill; to extract”) (Schuessler, 2007).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiǎn (jian$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jian$^3$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaan$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gan$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): gan$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kién / kián
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gian$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): jie$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): gēng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ge$^3$ / giⁿ$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kéng / kúiⁿ / káiⁿ / kán
    (Teochew, Peng'im): goin$^2$ / gain$^2$ / gang$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ke
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gan$^3$ / jienn$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^3$
*** Yale: jyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: jian$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gian
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɛn⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaan$^2$
*** Yale: gáan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaan$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gan$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːn³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gan$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kan⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: gan$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kan²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kién
*** Hakka Romanization System: gien$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯en³¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kián
*** Hakka Romanization System: gian$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯an³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kian³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: jie$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕie⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gēng
*** Sinological IPA : /kɛiŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ge$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ke⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: giⁿ$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kĩ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kéng
*** Tâi-lô: kíng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: keang
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Singapore): /keŋ⁴²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúiⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: kuínn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kvuie
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kuĩ⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Tong'an, Kinmen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káiⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: káinn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kvae
*** IPA (Kinmen): /kãi⁵³/
*** IPA (Tong'an): /kãi³¹/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán
*** Tâi-lô: kán
*** Phofsit Daibuun: karn
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kan⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴¹/
* kéng/kúiⁿ/káiⁿ - vernacular;
* kán - literary.
* Middle Chinese: keanX, lenH
Rime :
| Character | 揀 | 揀 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 山 (73) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | IV |
| Fanqie | 古限切 | 郎甸切 |
| Baxter | keanX | lenH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠɛn$^X$/ | /len$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚæn$^X$/ | /len$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kæn$^X$/ | /lɛn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kəɨn$^X$/ | /lɛn$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kɛn$^X$/ | /len$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kæn$^X$/ | /lien$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kăn$^X$/ | /lien$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiǎn | liàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaan$^2$ | lin$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤr[a]nʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreːnʔ/, /*ɡ·reːns/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 揀 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiǎn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kɛn$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*kˁr[a]nʔ/ |
| English | select |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 揀 | 揀 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 6137 | 6145 |
| Phonetic component | 柬 | 柬 |
| Rime group | 元 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 簡 | 練 |
| Old Chinese | /*kreːnʔ/ | /*ɡ·reːns/ |
| Notes | 柬轉註分化字見吳越春秋 | |

### Definitions

揀
* to choose; to pick
* Alternative form of 撿 / 捡 (“to pick up”)

#### Synonyms

* (to choose):
* 取 (qǔ)
* 取捨 / 取舍 (qǔshě)
* 抉擇 / 抉择 (juézé)
* 挑選 / 挑选 (tiāoxuǎn)
* 掄 / 抡 (lún) (literary)
* 採擇 / 采择 (cǎizé)
* 揀擇 / 拣择 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 揀選 / 拣选 (jiǎnxuǎn)
* 摘
* 摘揀 / 摘拣 (Hokkien)
* 看中 (kànzhòng)
* 相中
* 簡 / 简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
* 選中 / 选中 (xuǎnzhòng)
* 選取 / 选取 (xuǎnqǔ)
* 選定 / 选定 (xuǎndìng)
* 選擇 / 选择 (xuǎnzé)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 選, 擇 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 挑選, 選擇, 揀選, 挑揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 挑, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 揀選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 挑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 剔, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 挑, 剔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 挑揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 挑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 挑, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 選, 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 挑, 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 擇, 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 揀, 選, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 挑選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 揀, 選, 挑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 擇, 選, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 揀 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 揀, 擇 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 揀 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 挑, 擇 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 擇 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 擇 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Changting | 擇 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 選 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 揀 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 揀, 擇 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 擇, 揀 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 挑 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Jin | Datong | 挑 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 挑, 選 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 揀, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linhe | 揀, 挑, 挑選 |
| Jin | Jining | 挑, 選擇 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 挑 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Handan | 挑, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Suide | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 剔, 擇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 揀, 選, 揀擇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 選, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 擇, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 揀, 選 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 揀, 類 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 揀 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 挑, 揀 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Wu | Danyang | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 挑 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 挑, 選, 擇揀 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 揀 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 揀, 挑, 剔 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 擇 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 選, 挑, 揀 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 擇 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 擇, 揀, 挑 |

### Compounds

* 不揀 / 不拣 (bùjiǎn)
* 千揀萬揀，揀個爛燈盞 / 千拣万拣，拣个烂灯盏
* 千揀萬揀，揀個爛燈膽 / 千拣万拣，拣个烂灯胆
* 披沙揀金 / 披沙拣金
* 挑三揀四 / 挑三拣四
* 挑揀 / 挑拣 (tiāojiǎn)
* 挑毛揀刺 / 挑毛拣刺
* 挑肥揀瘦 / 挑肥拣瘦 (tiāoféijiǎnshòu)
* 揀佛燒香 / 拣佛烧香
* 揀便宜 / 拣便宜
* 揀別 / 拣别
* 揀啊揀，揀著一個賣龍眼 / 揀啊揀，揀著一個賣龍眼 / 拣啊拣，拣着一个卖龙眼 (kéng--ah kéng, kéng-tio̍h chi̍t ê bē lêng-géng) (Hokkien)
* 揀妝 / 拣妆
* 揀字 / 拣字
* 揀手 / 拣手
* 揀擇 / 拣择 (jiǎnzé)
* 揀樓 / 拣楼
* 揀破爛 / 拣破烂
* 揀精揀肥 / 拣精拣肥
* 揀蟀 / 拣蟀
* 揀衣挑食 / 拣衣挑食
* 揀選 / 拣选 (jiǎnxuǎn)
* 揀飲擇食 / 拣饮择食
* 翻揀 / 翻拣

### References

* “Entry #8376”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* select

#### Readings

* Go-on: けん (ken)
* Kan-on: かん (kan)
* Kun: えらぶ (erabu, 揀ぶ)

## Korean
### Hanja

揀 • (gan, yeon) (hangeul 간, 연, revised gan, yeon, McCune–Reischauer kan, yŏn, Yale kan, yen)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

揀: Hán Nôm readings: gióng, giáng, giản, kiêm
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